Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and UN Women have signed an agreement to enhance the empowerment and integration of women entrepreneurs into the country’s public procurement ecosystem. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry today said that the partnership focuses on promoting gender-responsive procurement by encouraging increased sourcing from women-led businesses, thereby expanding market access for women entrepreneurs under GeM’s Womaniya initiative.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by UN Women India Country Representative Kanta Singh, and GeM Additional CEO Ajit B. Chavan.